Tag: new york
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para l l el, An Eerie Short Film That Imagines Cities Around the World Without People
“para l l el” is an eerie short film that depicts cities around the world devoid of people. The film was created by Claire and Maxime of Menilmonde. They explain how they made the film in this post on their website. Click on PLAY in the below video and bring on the weekend! And don’t forget, if you’re…
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Famous Landmarks Zoomed Out To Show Their Surroundings
This collection of photographs of majestic landmarks around the world do a great job of just how important framing, perspective and lighting are to a photograph. All of these photo pairs are of the same object, but the changes in perspective can make them seem more or less grand. A change of perspective can change…
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Cyclist Captures New York Through the Eyes of a Bicycle
New York Through the Eyes of a Road Bicycle is a photo project by designer and photography enthusiast Tim Sklyarov that explores the city that never sleeps from the point of view of an urban cyclist. Everything from the iconic flashing lights of Times Square and bustling streets of the city to the less touristy avenues…
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Portraits Emerge from an Incredible Collage of Objects
New York-based artist Michael Mapes continues to expand his portfolio of meticulously assembled artworks made of thousands of collected specimens. Each piece in the artist’s newest and laboriously executed collection consists of countless materials that have each been pinned to a board to form a Dutch portrait. His unique method of creation is an astonishingly time-consuming process that…
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Scientifically Accurate Botanical Yarn Art in Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s current exhibit, Knit, Purl, Sow, is an entire show devoted to knitting! At the exhibition, expert textile and knitting artists have created finely detailed botanical renderings of plants, flowers and vegetables. The exhibit has been two years in the making and contains 21 works with 19 provided by artist Tatyana Yanishevsky, who studied…
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Fleeting Glimpses of Love on the New York Subway
Street photographer Matt Weber has been documenting life in New York City since 1984 when be bought his first camera, a Canon AE-1 with a 50mm lens. Since then he has taken thousands of photos that run the gamut of human emotion; from anger and hatred to love and compassion. You can go through his extensive archives…
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Amazing Pumpkin Arrangements at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze in New York!
Update: be sure to also check out the Amazing Pumpkin Carvings from Villafane Studios HERE! Held every year in New York, the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze is a 25-night-long Halloween event featuring some 5,000 hand-carved, illuminated pumpkins arranged into dinosaurs, sea monsters, zombies, and other spooky sculptural forms. Via Instagram: Although only associated with Halloween as we know…
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BANKSY vs KING ROBBO (STREET ART vs GRAFFITI)
UPDATE: according to TEAM ROBBO and confirmed by banksy.co.uk, Robbo passed away on 31 July 2014 due to health complications. R.I.P. http://youtu.be/0z3_-JoEQ1M With Banksy taking over the streets of New York City during October 2013 as part of his “Better Out Than In” residency (follow it all HERE), we thought we’d look at the history of…
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Banksy is Back and in New York! Keep Updated With EXACT Artwork Locations Here!
SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATES! The world’s biggest street artist Banksy has announced that he is undertaking a residency on the streets of New York during October 2013 called “Better Out Than In”. The above artwork was the first installation. He’s even created a hilarious audio tour which you can listen to by dialing (800) 656-4271…
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New York Children Hospital Installs A Pirate-themed CT Scanner
Hospitals are rarely a pleasant experience, and even less so for the kids. The New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, however, managed to make it at least a little less stressful, by installing a pirate-themed CT scanner. When the time came to replace the old scan, the staff was primarily looking for one that would…